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Kung Fu
Punctuation
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KUNG FU PUNCTUATION – WHITE
BELT
Lesson Objectives
-To learn the Kung Fu moves
for four punctuation marks.
- To use these moves in a game
of Kung Fu punctuation.
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Full Stop
Throw a short, right-handed punch at the air in
front of you. Make the noise, Ha!
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Comma
With your right arm bent so that your hand is in front of
your face, make a short twisting motion at the wrist to
signify the comma shape. Make the noise, Shi!
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Semi-Colon
Do the full-stop punch, then the comma shape directly
underneath it. Make the noises, Ha! Shi!
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Colon
Follow the full-stop punch immediately with one directly
beneath it. Make the noises, Ha! Ha!
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Advanced Kung Fu Punctuation
Perform the correct move and sound to
match the punctuation mark
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She walked to the shop.
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She bought apples, pears and tea.
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It was hot; we went to the beach.
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Tennis, which is a popular sport,
can be played in pairs.
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I speak the following languages:
English, Spanish and French.
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He was late; he missed the bus.
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Unfortunately, we lost the game.
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I caught three fish: a tuna, a cod
and a salmon.
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Tournament
A proper bout of Punctuation Kung Fu requires three players: two
combatants and a referee. The combatants face each other. The
referee says the words ''capital letter'', and the opponents bow to
each other while repeating the same phrase.
The referee then calls out three punctuation marks and the players
have to put the moves and sounds for these together, in sequence, as
quickly as they can. The winner is the one who puts together all
three moves and their accompanying sounds correctly in the quickest
time.
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WHITE BELT TOURNAMENT
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KUNG FU PUNCTUATION – RED BELT
Lesson Objectives
-To learn the Kung Fu moves for
seven punctuation marks.
- To use these moves in a game of
Kung Fu punctuation.
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Full Stop
Throw a short, right-handed punch at the air in
front of you. Make the noise, Ha!
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Comma
With your right arm bent so that your hand is in front of
your face, make a short twisting motion at the wrist to
signify the comma shape. Make the noise, Shi!
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Semi-Colon
Do the full-stop punch, then the comma shape directly
underneath it. Make the noises, Ha! Shi!
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Colon
Follow the full-stop punch immediately with one directly
beneath it. Make the noises, Ha! Ha!
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Question Mark
Separate the curly bit into three cutting movements with
the hand: one horizontal left to right, one curved around,
and one vertical coming from the bottom of the curved
one. Then at the bottom of the shape you have just drawn
in the air, bung in a full-stop punch. Make the noises, Shi!
Shi! Shi! Ha!
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Exclamation Mark
A long vertical slash, from top to bottom, followed by a
full stop. Make the noises, Shiiiiii! Ha!
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Speech Marks
Stand on one leg, extend your arms diagonally to the skies
and wiggle your index and middle fingers in an
approximation of speech marks. Make the noise, Haeeeee!
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Advanced Kung Fu Punctuation
Perform the correct move and sound to
match the punctuation mark
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Walking to the shop, I whistled.
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What is the capital of France?
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I thought he was dead!
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I want to live in Jamaica; it’s
warmer there.
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She said, “I want lipstick, eyeshadow and mascara.”
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He went to the park; it was
crowded.
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“Who are you?” he asked.
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Don’t you dare!
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Is this the way to Amarillo?
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She shouted, “go away!”
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“Oh my God!” she shrieked, “is that
Zac Efron?”
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Tournament
A proper bout of Punctuation Kung Fu requires three players: two
combatants and a referee. The combatants face each other. The
referee says the words ''capital letter'', and the opponents bow to
each other while repeating the same phrase.
The referee then calls out three punctuation marks and the players
have to put the moves and sounds for these together, in sequence, as
quickly as they can. The winner is the one who puts together all
three moves and their accompanying sounds correctly in the quickest
time.
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RED BELT TOURNAMENT
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KUNG FU PUNCTUATION – BLACK
BELT
Lesson Objectives
-To learn the Kung Fu moves for
nine punctuation marks.
- To use these moves in a game of
Kung Fu punctuation.
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Full Stop
Throw a short, right-handed punch at the air in
front of you. Make the noise, Ha!
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Comma
With your right arm bent so that your hand is in front of
your face, make a short twisting motion at the wrist to
signify the comma shape. Make the noise, Shi!
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Semi-Colon
Do the full-stop punch, then the comma shape directly
underneath it. Make the noises, Ha! Shi!
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Colon
Follow the full-stop punch immediately with one directly
beneath it. Make the noises, Ha! Ha!
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Question Mark
Separate the curly bit into three cutting movements with
the hand: one horizontal left to right, one curved around,
and one vertical coming from the bottom of the curved
one. Then at the bottom of the shape you have just drawn
in the air, bung in a full-stop punch. Make the noises, Shi!
Shi! Shi! Ha!
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Exclamation Mark
A long vertical slash, from top to bottom, followed by a
full stop. Make the noises, Shiiiiii! Ha!
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Speech Marks
Stand on one leg, extend your arms diagonally to the skies
and wiggle your index and middle fingers in an
approximation of speech marks. Make the noise, Haeeeee!
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Apostrophe
With your right arm fully extended to the air, wiggle your
index finger. Make the noise, Blubalubaluba! (This is the
best I can do to approximate the sound you can make with
your tongue when you flap it up and down against the
inside of your lips.)
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Ellipsis
Three punches along a horizontal line. Make the noises,
Ha! Ha! Ha!
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Brackets
Using your left hand first, draw a curved convex line in the
air; use your right hand to do the opposite motion for the
closing bracket. Make the noises, Shi! Shi!
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Advanced Kung Fu Punctuation
Perform the correct move and sound to
match the punctuation mark
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The boy’s bike was broken.